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Show ,BILL SOUTHWORTH : ON FIVE CLUBS With Indians, Braves, Giants, Pirates and Cards. P.IH Southward!, veterun outfielder, j who was traded by the (Hants to the Cardlnars, Is now in his tenth season j as a major league player. The St. I Louis club Is the tlftll major league team of which he has been a member, as he has also played with the Giants, Pirates, llraves unit Indians. Soutliworth began his professional career as an outfielder und he has played that position ever since. Ills tlrst engagement was with the ports-mouth ports-mouth team in 1012. lie remained with that teaai during most of the following season. In August of that year he was obtained by tiie Indians, but he did not take part In any games with the Cleveland club. Several days after being obtained by the Indians be was transferred to the Toledo club of the American association, lie finished fin-ished thut season with the Toledo club and he participated in a total of 37 games, batting Afler remaining In the American association until the mldde of the sea-sou sea-sou of litis. Soutliworth was recalled by the Indians. lie took part In til) games with the Cleveland club dining that campaign and he batted .0. Late In that season he was transferred trans-ferred to the Portland club af the Pacific Coast league. During the entire season of 101(1 Soutliworth remained with the Port- j land team. He took part In 171 games j In the outfield with that club mid his i batting average was ..'1(H). At the end 1 of that season he was signed by the Plrmlngham club of the Southern us- sociatlon. He played In 10,'! games l with Itlrmlngham during the season j of 101" and he batted .2S.". lie re-: re-: inaincd with Iilrmingliam during the first half of the following season, lie played In 04 games with the P.lrnilng-liam P.lrnilng-liam club that seusoa and be battej .314. During the season of 1018 South-worth South-worth was obtained from the Birmingham Birming-ham club by the Pirates and he has been In the National league ever since. |